New Students

A very warm welcome to St Mary's University from the Library and Digital Teams.

From free software (Microsoft Office) to Library and Hub essentials, there are a few things you just to need know.

Read through the sections below, watch the essential videos and get start-of-term-ready.

Important: It is essential all new students set-up MFA by visiting office.com. Access to Moodle is only possible once this is completed.

Start of term Essentials

Setting up your MFA

As a member of St Mary’s University, you can download Microsoft Office for free.

Check out the video below to learn more about; password reset, downloading Microsoft Office for free and re-setting multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Wifi at St Mary’s University

Eduroam for Android devices

Eduroam for Apple iOS devices

Located at the heart of the main campus, the Library and Hub provides a range of resources to support you in your studies.

The Library provides spaces for studying and socialising, and holds our collections of physical resources. The Hub is your single point of contact for all enquiries regarding Library, IT, Student Services, Registry, Careers and more. If the Hub cannot answer your queries, they can direct you to the right department.

Facilities and Resources

Flexible study areas for group or individual work 
Quiet areas and silent study spaces 
Bookable rooms that are only for student use 
A range of PCs, Macs and loanable laptops (for use on site)  
Free WiFi  
Printing, scanning and photocopying 
Vending machines in the Social Zone 
Drop-in sessions with a subject librarian

During Term-Time: 

Library is open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 
Hub is staffed: Mon-Fri 8.15am-7pm, Saturday 11am-5pm

Finding Resources using Summon

Borrowing and Returning Books

Booking Group Study Rooms

Moodle is the University’s virtual learning environment. Use it to access your learning content, learning materials, activities, and reading lists. You’ll also use Moodle to submit your work.  

Log in to Moodle using the following format of username: REGNUM@live.stmarys.ac.uk e.g. 200204@live.stmarys.ac.uk . This will also prompt you to complete the multi-factor authentication process (so you’ll need your mobile phone with you).

Click this link to access St Mary’s Moodle.

The following guidance videos will also support you: